Fishing apparatus



Nov. 20,1923. 1,474,731

H. PODOLSKY FI SHING APPARATUS Filed June 5. 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

- Henry Po do J's/[y H. PODOLSKY FISHING APPARATUS Nov. 20, 1923. 1,474,731

Filed June 5. "1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 v mo 3 "S n 0 n.

Nov. 20, 1923.

H. PODOLSKY FISHING APPARATUS Fil'ed June '5. 1920- 4 Sheets-Sheet '5 IN VEN TOR.

' Jfem Padang) Patented NovlZO, 1923; r 7' l V HNHTED STATES PATENT QFFICEQ if l l FENBY PQDOLSKYL 9 AN rneNcrsc cAL ro illl 2 V p v :ersrrrne nrrnnn'rtrs v i I Application filed June 3,1920. Seria1 3 86,1 83.

To all whom z't, may: concern/:1 F ig; -6 is a plan view of one portion of Be it known AthatI, HENRY PoDoLsKY, the apparatus at a corner thereof on a citizen of the United States, residing at larger scale than Fig. 2. .3 1 v5 v 789 Howard St, San Francisco, Cal, in the v F ig. 7 is a side elevation on a larger scale 5 county of San :Francisco, State of Calithan. F igh 1 of a corner of the apparatus fornia, ,have invented a. new and useful showing one of the spuds'and the means for Fishing Apparatus,-of which the following lifting it I .-p i V is a specification inv such full and clear terms The apparatus" comprises 7 a rectangular as will enable those skilled in the art to vessel consistingloffa plurality of pontoons, 10 construct and use the same. I v each of which'is indicated' by the numeral 1, i V

Thisiinvention relates to 'a fishing appaeach pontoon being wider in cross section ratus; and its object is to, provide means at the top than at the bottom, the'space bewhereby anet maybe .used to obstruct as tween theside and'endpontoons is entirely much of a stream as may be desired to catch open. The pontoons are connected together, the fishswimming therein; 7 I c and the vessel they form will be from 50 Another object of the invention is to pro-r to 75 feet wide and from 100 to- 200 feet vide means whereby the fishing apparatus long, as may be desired, but the size of the may be" stationed at one point or may be vessel will bejimmaterial to the presentinmoved toanotherpoint at: will. Suitable. vention. i. I p a 20 sp'uds being used to secure pontoons in the Mounted upon two bridges 2 and 3 is a desiredlocation, r, a suitable floor 4, said floor being reached by Another object ofthe invention is to prosteps to 78 inclusive from the decks of the videa bridge which may be moved along said pontoons. Thefloor is provided with the pontoons to enable thework-mento rerails as indicated at 9 and has such machin- Y 25 move the fish fromthe net. ery thereon as maybe necessary to operate i ILjfurther'object ofntheinvention is to the apparatus. provide means whereby the side and end At each ofthe fourecorners of the ponnets maybe raised to allowthe fish to pass toons' there is'a vertically slidable'spud as" into the enclosure from which they are to indicated at'll to 14 inclusive, each of the 30 be taken by a net covering the entire bottom spuds is provided with a rack as indicated of said enclosure; 1 at 15, which rack is engaged-by thegear 16 so Other-objects of the invention will appear on a shaft 17 for raising and lowering the as the description proceeds. V .I f spud; The shafts 17 are driven from a suit- Anembodiment-of the invention is shown able longitudinal shaft 18 extending along 3 35 in the accompanyingdrawingsin which the the entire length'of each of: the side pon-"- samereference-numeral is applied tothe toons,'there being two of said shafts. Thef same portion: throughout, but I am aware shafts 18 are driven from any suitable motor? 1 that there may be modifications thereof. M mounted uponthe bridge 4', but which Figure l shows a side elevation'of the forms no'part of the present invention and 40 complete apparatus; therefore is not illustrated in detail, but

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the complete apeach of said shafts is also J provided with paratus. four drums as indicated at 20 to 23 inclu Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the apparatus sive, which drums wind up 'the cables 24 to on the section line 33 Fig. 2. a 27, said cables passing over pulleys 2-8 to 31 45 Fig 4. is a plan view of the shaft arrangeon the tops of suitable guides on the outer ment for raisingthe spuds. I edges of the said pontoons. 1

Fig. 5 is a side elevation on an enlarged The guides upon which the pulleys are r T scaleof one of the side and end net raismounted are indicated at 33 and 36 inclusive 1 'ing drums showing the clutch therefor. and veach guide is provided with slots as inclusive and a stay wire 42 braceseach of said posts.

At the ends of the,,shaf' S.18. there are two shafts 4: 1 and 45, upon which shafts are the drums 4:6 to {8 inclusive. having cables 49 to 51 inclusive passing over pulleys on to 54, precisely the same as the side nets by whichthe end .nets 55:and..5 6; are/raised.

Ordinarily no attemptis made toraise. the side or end nets any further. than the. top.

of the water as indicated in Fig. Bevelled gears52. and 53 enablewone of theside. shafts 18 to. drive the end shafts M, 15.-

Both the side shafts 18 are provided with bevel gears, attheir ends 180 either .onecan drive theendsliafts and the opposite side .on the ends of the shaftswlS;

Said drums the top of the; guide posts/52 It will be observed that the bridge 79 may be moved entirely under the two bridges 2 and 3 and their connecting platforms 4..

Each of the shafts 17 is provided with a clutch 17 operated by a suitable lever 16' 70 and with a gear 17 in mesh with gears 18 p The,,ob.ject being-f to enable the spudsto: be raisedat will...

In operation ,thepontoonis towed to a 75 suitable location where the water is of the desireddept-h. and the spuds are lowered to hold the pontoons in the desired position, thereupon.one..side;.-and both end nets or one end net and both side nets may be so lowered. One net being allowed-iteremain open until it is! estimated I that the-desire number. offish have .passe'drintogthe spae 1 under. the pontoons. and

thereupon the...remaining side or end'rnetiisewa.

over .th'e neti 66, I.

lowered'and the shafts- 65 and -71 are ioper-zg ated to; raise the. net fioywhereuzpon thework men. can .movealong the bridge-.79iand icol-i lect the fish in the net 60 at w=ill. 3

2 shaft 18. Eachofthedrums 20ito 23 in-. elusive as well as the drums l6to 4(8- inclue sive is provided with a clutchfit operated. by a suitable lever 54 to enabl'eany desired set of drums tobe operated, sinceordinarily. only one. side netor one end net is raised: at-a time..

It will be observed that owing to the short. length of the post e1, that thepfirst move: ment of the cable is to raise the side or end. nets off the bottom and further. movement. of the cables will raise the nets to the:p.osi.-. tion indicated in Fig. 3. Asuitable rein-1 forced net v6O substantially as large. as the: entire space between. the: spuds, and side and. end nets is used to cover the bottom. This net is raised by a plurality of cablesG-l; along the side and ends of the net. These cables pass over drums 62 to 64 inclusive 0n the." end shafts65 and over thedrums 66. to 70 on the side shafts -71. Thesideushafts. 71 are driven from any suitablemotor .installed uponthe platform of the bridgeaat, but which forms no part of thepresent .lIl-I vention and the shaft receiving power has bevelgears72 and73 to drive the bevel gears 74 thetwo end shafts 65 which latter drive the shaft 71 on the opposite side. The motor for the operation of the apparatus may be electrically driven, or may be a steam engine or an ordinary gas engine, butit forms no part ofthe present invention. It is connected with the driving shafts by any suitable 'belt, or chain.

Extendingv along. the inner. edge of. each pontoonis a rail as indicatedat Wand 78 and a smaller bridge 79 mounted. on four wheels 80 to 83-inclusive may be moved along the pontoons to enable the workmen to removezthe fish. from the .net60 when it has been raised to the surface of the water.

modifications. may be madBH-lI'I the construe; tion .shown in the drawings and above. particularly described form, withinithei purview a .of my invention;

1. A fishing vesselopen in the center,';means for securingg the vessel in a fixed position,nets-'adapted to completely surroundthev space enclosedz i "by the vessel, means-to raise orlower thew abottom net adapted to cover substantially the entire space. enclosed by the.,first-nets'} and meansto raise said bottom neti at wills- 2. A fishing apparatus comprisingvessel to enclose the space surrounded bythe ve'sseh means to raiseand .lower. said i side and end. netsat will,'a bottom net adapted to-enclosm- 5 the entire space. coveredb y the' -side and.. 4

nets without raising the side andsendnetss 8. 'A fishing apparatus comprising {a vessel open in the center, spudsfor securing'said'; vessel in. 1 a fixed position, side) and end nets vessel, means to raise andnlower said side? and end. nets at. Willindividually, anets"; adapted to lie upon the bottom and.'coveri substantially the entire space -m included the bottomnet to the surface-of the waterE and a bridge movable along the vessel, ofve'r the bottom net fo1-..col lecting' thethereon.

enclosing a rectangularspaca a slidabl'e sp udiw at thefour cornersofithe rectangular-space nets for the sides and ends of the vessel 1 to enclose the space :covered ther'eby ,-=-means" to: raise and lower said nets at will, a bottom What I claim isas.follows,ilbut variousfi fi apparatus. comprising: a 9 1s..

nets on 6itl161' SiCle-0I either end of the-vessel, 1 m

vopen in the center, side and end netsi adaptedg K:

end nets and-means .to raise said bottom- 9 for enclosing the space surroundediby th ii 5 within the side and end HGCSyIIlBflIlSlO raise;

4:. A fishing apparatus coniprising-a vesseli325 net adapted to enclose substantially the entire space covered by the first nets means to raise said bottom net and a bridge slidable along the vessel for collecting the fish upon the bottom net.

5. A fishing apparatus comprising a vessel adapted to enclose a rectangular space, side and end nets to enclose the space covered by the vessel, slides in which said nets are vertically movable, cables for raising the 10 side and end'nets individually, a bottom 'net adapted to cover substantially the entire" bottom. enclosed by .the first nets and means to raise said bottoinnet at will.

n testimony Whereof'I have hereunto set 15 j 

